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Where does “pero” come from?

pero (Italian) comes from Latin pirus, from Malay firus, from Persian فیروزه, from Classical Persian پیروزه, from Turkic Turkic, from English sarapa, from Persian سراپا, from Persian پا — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pero (Italian): yet, but, however, nevertheless

Definitions

  1. yet, but, however, nevertheless

Ancestry of “pero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpirusa pear-tree
2Malayfirus—
3Persianفیروزهturquoise
4Classical Persianپیروزهturquoise
5TurkicTurkic—
6EnglishsarapaA robe of honour
7Persianسراپاfrom head to toe
8Persianپاleg, foot; with
9Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎭foot
10Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
11Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “pero”

  • epperò
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